December 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet security company and domain registry operator VeriSign Inc. (verisign.com) announced on Wednesday tiat it has released the Domain Name Industry Brief for the third quarter of 2004, noting the registration of 5.1 million new domain names during the quarter, the highest quarterly growth in Internet history. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/ver120104.cfm - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg@netzero.net or fergdawg@sbcglobal.net